"This was not the enemy," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, attributing the statement to President Donald Trump.

Mr. Trump described Rocheleau as "highly respected." The Federal Aviation Administration's most recent administrator, Michael Whitaker, resigned when President Trump took office last week.

Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing ...

The world’s richest man apparently thought it was a good idea to bully the Federal Aviation Administration chief out of his job. The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael ...